From PC World: The developers of the Neutrino exploit kit have added a new feature intended to thwart security researchers from studying their attacks.

The feature was discovered after Trustwave's SpiderLabs division found computers they were using for research couldn't make a connection with...

From CNET: LinkedIn's efforts to get professionals excited about its social network are not paying off as fast as some expected, especially investors.

LinkedIn announced Thursday that its fourth-quarter earnings and revenue had topped analysts' estimates, but the company's stock plunged more than...

From ComputerWorld: Cisco Systems' planned $1.4 billion acquisition of Jasper Technologies could make it easier for enterprises to build businesses around services instead of products.

While the Internet of Things includes sensors and devices that enterprises can use to better run their operations...

From PC World: Comodo will release an update Wednesday to fix a serious vulnerability in its web browser, which it markets as a way for users to enhance their security.

Google engineer Tavis Ormandy found that the company’s Chromodo browser disables the “same origin policy,” one of the most basic...

From InfoWorld: Most of the excitement at Mobile World Congress this month will be about 5G, which won't officially exist until 2020. But vendors will also be showing off new ways to speed up the networks people are using now.

That means more than 4G, because while LTE gets a lot of press, older...

From CNET: It's been a year since Intel kicked off a bold, $300 million initiative to make itself and the tech industry more diverse. The results so far show progress but are slow going.

The world's largest chipmaker came out with its 2015 diversity report Wednesday, showing it increased the...

From ComputerWorld: Malwarebytes said it could take three or four weeks to fix flaws in its consumer product that were found by a Google security researcher.

The company has fixed several server-side vulnerabilities but is still testing a new version of its Anti-Malware product to fix client-side...

From InfoWorld: Yahoo will cut 15 percent of its workforce and close some online services in a major turnaround plan announced Tuesday.

The company plans to double down on search, Mail, and Tumblr in hopes of attracting new users, and at the same time close some digital magazines as well as...

From PC World: Microsoft will pay around $250 million to acquire SwiftKey, the company behind a popular keyboard for iOS and Android, according to a report in the Financial Times Tuesday.

The acquisition would be an interesting buy for Microsoft, which has been on a buying spree lately. SwiftKey...

From CNET: The Apple Watch may be just what the smartwatch market needed.

Smartwatch unit sales will jump from 30 million last year to 50 million this year and 66.7 million in 2017, Gartner said in a research note released on Tuesday. The industry can thank Apple for the anticipated surge...